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- 11/10/2022
Two provincial privacy watchdogs confirm Sobeys experiencing data breach
Quebec's access to information commission confirmed Thursday it received a declaration of a "confidentiality incident'' from the grocer. - 11/10/2022
Ex-nurse donates $3.8M for health unit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside where she worked in 1950s
The health centre under construction at 58 West Hastings St. will become a 50,000-square-foot integrated facility and is scheduled to open in the spring of 2024. - 11/10/2022
Sobeys data breach serves as wake up call for industry: expert
Sylvain Charlebois, a food researcher and professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said the industry has been particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks in recent weeks. - 11/10/2022
One-stop shop: New Canadian cardiovascular disease guideline pulls together dozens of recommendations
The guideline is an update to a 2018 iteration and adds 48 fresh recommendations. - 11/10/2022
Dr. Johanne Morel: a beacon in the North
Dr. Johanne Morel was selected by her peers for the Making a Difference Award in the Medical Post Awards. - 11/9/2022
Remembrance Day spotlight: Caring for the mental health of Ukrainian refugees
A group of 200 volunteers, including psychiatrists, nurse and social workers are providing free mental health services for refugees through a McGill-based project. - 11/9/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Lauren Lueken: "Young leaders are eager to implement change to improve the future of the current system."
I believe young leaders are beginning to pave an exciting path for the future of the pharmacy profession by introducing a fresh perspective and new approach to providing patient care. Young professionals are the key component to addressing change that has yet to be implemented in our healthcare system. - 11/9/2022
Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants
The regional health board said today that a recruitment drive is underway to hire more nurses to vaccinate children against disease and offer preventive services to the Inuit communities of Nunavik. - 11/9/2022
In medical first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder in which the body fails to make some or all of a crucial protein. - 11/9/2022
Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable if health system had intervened: coroner
Police shot Fairholm in the head on July 25, 2018, after they were called to the parking lot of an abandoned restaurant in Lac-Brome, Que., and found the teenager yelling and waving what turned out to be an air pistol.